What can I do with this HORRIBLE CEILING?

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Hello everyone!

I need some help. I purchased a home with this ceiling and definitely I don't like how it looks.

Any suggestions?

I want to re sell this house in the future and I want to put something nicer, yet not too expensive.

Thanks :)

Account Closed · Answer

Leave it as is. It is probably not a deal breaker for most buyers. Turn it into a positive. Use the hand textured ceiling as a selling point. It makes the house different, leverage that. Remember, it doesn't matter what you think about it. It matters what the buyer thinks...or how you can influence the buyer to think positively about something.

Matt Stewart · Answer

It's interesting to see how different parts of the country appreciate smooth walls/ceilings and others want/expect to see a texture.  It's unusual in Ohio to see a ceiling smooth.  I pay a guy good money to stamp a texture into the ceilings, and then at the same time I pay him to make the walls as smooth as a baby's ass.

Keep in mind it's relatively easy/cheap to texture a smooth surface, but not the other way around.

Jassem A. · Answer

I was expecting to open this up and see a picture of a ceiling that actually looks bad.  I think the texture add characters and it will probably look worse if you skim coat. May even look worse putting sheetrock over it if the person doesn't spend a lot of time to make it smooth. I've never really understood the fixation people have on completely smooth walls anyway. It can take a lot of man hours to achieve it and their time could be better spent doing something more productive.

Account Closed · Answer

If it matches the walls, leave it alone.  I expected to see popcorn or some weird funky decorated wood lol.  I think it's fine.

Jennifer Moya · Answer

thank you guys!

Yeah, definitely I think it's horrible and it will be a deal breaker for me lol

But reading your comments made me realize that actually There are people that like this kind of texture!

Plus It takes a lot work to fix it so I think I'll leave it like that :)

Thank you for your suggestions :)))) 🎉🎼🎉🎼

Thomas S. · Answer

Textured surfaces are usually applied to save time and money in finishing properly. Spray on pop corn is easily scraped and the drywall finished. Texture is either pulled down and dry walled or drywall over top and finished.

Plaster is not used except in high end renos where I operate and then extremely rarely. Dry wall is the best and most economical approach.

Lisa Johnson · Answer

Hi Jennifer, you might try skim coating it.  It is cheaper than a re-rock and it can be made into a smooth texture. - then paint.  Hope this helps.  Best of luck to you!

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